The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-10
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A diamond weighing a carat and n
half was recently found in gravel
mine in California.
The importation Of American flour
into the United Kingdom SO far this
year has largely exceeded last years
receipts.
The first book containing musical
characters was issued in l495 from the
press Of the celebrated "Wyuken de-
Worde."
1t is said that not less than two
million pounds of dried sage leaves are
used annually in the United States for
various purposes.
Mrs. Flora, the wife of merchant
At Sand Hill. KY, walked up 10 Tom
Miller few days ago and filled his
mouth full Of dough with her fist.
Susan Cooley. of Analomink, Pa,
arose in her sleep. climbed upon the
cowcatchcr Of Philadelphia & Erie
engine, and took ton-mlc ride at
thirty miles an hour before she awoke.
"A new substitute for cloth or
leather for use in the bookbinding In
dustrics is a substance made by pre-
pairing iibcrs of linen. cotton, wool,
wood and such materials with solu.
ton of albumen and glyccrinc This IL
said 10 be absolutely Waterproof
An old man dressed In white duck
was selling needles aud other articles
in Warren, Pa, the other day. lie had
wheol-barrow on which was loaded
his stock in trade lie said he had
pushed his paddy carriage all the way
from Ohio and was on his way TO New
York City.
The San Francisco Alta boasts that
the voting citizens Of that city como
from sixty different political divisions
of the world, Egypt being about the
only country not represented. The
American party certainly stands
poor chance in "A city whcro there are
23.3is citizens Of foreign nationality
and 5,236 born in the United States.
To sharpen razors, says the Elcc-
trtcdt Rcric,C, place i'm water 10 which
has been added ono-twcntieth Of its
weight Of hydrochloric acid. removing
after onc-half hour, wipe and rub upon
hone. The acid acts like milestone
and corrodcs the whole surface uni
formly The process never Injuries
good blades, and often improves bad
ones.
AT Kirkwood station, n. j., re-
Gently. Frank Bcssc, colorcd. twenty
three years old, jumped from the At
lantc City express. which Just then
was making foity-iive miles an hour.
He landed squaroly on his head in
dry ditch; rolled over, got up and
walked 10 Camden. "Iiis head was
slightly cut" says an awc-struck re-
porter, "and one leg was bruised, but
otherwise he was uninjurcd.
AT Monticello. Fla. day or two
ago DIR. g. B. Glover extracted from
the back Of n negro man named Kinh
Hall piece of knifc-blade two inches
long which had been placed there four
years ago by colored man named
James Miller. Kiah had not the re-
motest idea that hc was carrying cold
steel In his body, and went 10 the doe
tor with the idea that boil was devcl-
oping W" was mad when he found
that he had been taking care OF Jim
Miller's knife-bladc for -four years.
A Georgia mule fell INTO an old
well thirty feet deep. He took his po-
sition in sitting posture and was the
unwilling "monarch Of all he sur
yeycd' until his excited owner sum
moncd n posse To his aid. a rope was
tied around the body Of the mule and
he was drawn 10 the top Of the well.
The rope broke and the mulo again
went 10 the other end of the well. A
second attempt was successful He
lcapcd 10 his feet and commenced feed
ing on grass as though nothing had
happened.
--DOoly County can boast Of the tall
est man rs well as the smallest woman
in Georgia. Sam CasOn stands in his
stocking feet seven feet aud two inches
and there Is room enough for several
more inches. Cason il 80 slim that he
hardly casts n shadow, but hc can get
over ground about NJ fast as lOcomO-
tive. Mrs. A. Hall has n daughter
Anna, that was born in 1879; consc-
quently she Is fifteen years old, yet Is
only thirty inches in height She goes
about her household duties like little
lady, but, being 50 small. she is not re-
quired 10 do much. She is about the
smallest woman in the world.
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